Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026
- Posted
- April 3, 2026
- Closed
- May 4, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $35,000
- Award floor
- $5,000
- Program funding
- $35,000
- Expected awards
- 2
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement, Grant
- Assistance listing
- 19.022
- Archives
- June 3, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 19.022 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $6M
- FY2026 obligated
- $19.5M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 1,379
Top recipients: Georgetown University, Individual Recipient, Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Georgetown University, American Councils for International Education: Actr/accels, Inc.
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The U.S. Department of State’s Embassy Bujumbura announces an open competition to implement a program to support U.S. policy objectives and promote shared interests. This alumni opportunity is designed to amplify the U.S. government’s return on investment in exchange programs and strengthen the U.S. government’s relationship with alumni. Projects must celebrate and promote Freedom250 and align with policy goals such as making the United States safer, stronger, and more prosperous, or defending freedom of speech.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
The eligible applicants are: •Alumni of a U.S. government-funded or sponsored exchange program or a U.S. government-sponsored exchange program •Projects teams must include teams of at least two alumni. •Alumni who are U.S. citizens may not submit proposals, but U.S. citizen alumni may participate as team members in a project.•Alumni teams may be comprised of alumni from different exchange programs and different countries. •Applications must be submitted by exchange alumni or alumni associations of USG exchange alumni. Exchange alumni can partner with not-for-profit or non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions to implement project activities. The grant can be issued to the organization of the alumni or the partner organization. The following organizations are eligible to apply:●Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations ●Public and private educational institutions●Individuals●Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions
The official record
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